Russian strikes kill four in Ukraine as air war escalates
Russian missile and drone strikes killed four people across Ukraine on Saturday. The aerial war is intensifying.
Russia unleashed cruise missiles, ballistic missiles, glide bombs and drones on multiple Ukrainian cities and regions. The strikes hit homes in Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy and Kharkiv.
Two women died in Zaporizhzhia when their home was destroyed. Two more were killed in a separate strike on Sumy.
President Zelenskiy said Russia escalates every single day. He called on the world to tighten sanctions and trade bans.
This would cut off Moscow's war funding. Ukraine retaliated with long-range drones targeting Russian oil refineries in the Krasnodar region.
This killed three people and sparked fires at industrial sites. Four-and-a-half years after Moscow's full-scale invasion, neither side shows signs of stepping back.
- Four people killed across five cities
- Deaths in Ukraine
- Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Odesa, Sumy, Kharkiv
- Target cities
- Three killed in Krasnodar region strikes
- Ukrainian retaliation toll
Why it mattersFour-and-a-half years of escalating strikes with no peace breakthrough suggests the conflict will continue grinding on.
AustraliaAustralia's sanctions on Russia and military support for Ukraine remain part of international pressure, though peace talks have stalled.
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